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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS-

THE GREAT NORTHERN TELEGRAPH CO., LTD.

HONGKONG STATION.

CURRENCY CHARGES ON

TELEGRAMS.

ENDERS of Telegrams are hereby Notitied that from the 1 APRIL, 1924, until farther Notice, the Charges of Telegram will bs collected at the Bate of Dollars 0.38 to equal Francs 1.00.

JESSEN, Superintendent.

Hongkong, 20th March, 1924,

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BASTERN EXTENSION, AUSTRALASIA AND CHINA TELEGRAPH CO., LTD.- CURRENCY CHARGES ON TELEGRAMS.

ENDERS of Telegrams are hereby Notified that from the 1 APRIL, 1924, until further Notice, the Charge for Telegrams will be collected at the Rate of Dollars 0.88 to equal France 1.00.

1. E. F. AIREY, · Superintendent. Hongkong, Wh March, 1924.

UNIVERSITY OF HONGKONG,

ANNUAL ATHLETIC SPORTS.

APRIL, 1924.

THERE will be a HALF MILE CHAM- TIONSHIP EVENT (FZAT RACE)

Open to the Colony.

Entries love or MARCH 251

WONG TIN SIK, Secriary,

ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION,

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. OCEAN STEAMSHIP CO., LTD.

AND

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OHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION

CO., LTD.

CONSIGNIES per Company's Steamer

"SARPEDON"

are hereby notified that the Oxgo will be dis abarged into Holt's Wharf, Kowloom, where it

INTIMATIONS

HONGKONG CLUB

NOTIOS.

THE HONGKONG. DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, MARCH 20TH, "1924.

THIRTY-EIGHTH YBARLY

TGENERAL MEETING of the MEM-

BERS of the HONGKONG CLUB will be held in the Cars House of TUESDAY, the

By Order, 5TH MARCH, 1934 i 5.30 1.3.

T. A. ROBERTSON,

Secretary. Hongkong, 15th March, 1994

HONGKONG, CLUB

NOTICE.

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NEXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the MEMBERS of the HONGKONG OLUB, cailed la parrazade of a Requisition by more than 90 Resident Mem- bars, will be held in the CLUB HOUSE TUESDAY, the 5TH MARCH, 1994, im mediately after the Yearly Genersi Meeting.

Business:-

INTIMATIONS

NOTICE.

THE HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK CO., LTD.

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●TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING

Office of the Company, & QUEEN'S BUILDINGS, of SHAREHOLDERS will be held in the HONGKONG, on

the 20TH

THURSDAkt deration of

MARCH, 1984 at Noor, for the Directors

for the year Bogel, 1983,

tand Statement of Accounts

Slat

The SHARE

and TRANS-

FER BOOKS will be CLOSED from the 8th to the 20th Marsh, 1924 (both days inclusive).

By Order of the Board of Directors,

BM. DVER

Chief Manager.

Hongkong, 4th March, 1994.

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CHINA SUGAR REFINING CO.

ORDINARY FORTY-SIXTE ANNUAL MEETING of the SHARE- HOLDERS of the above Company will be held at the Offices of the General Agents

As set forth in the Notice posted in the PEDDER STREET, on MONDAY, the "JIT

Hall of the Club

By Order,

T. A ROBERTSON,

Becretary. Hongkong, 18th March, 1924.

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ST. STEPHEN'S COLLEGE

THE ANNUAL SPORTS will be held at

THANOL FRIDAY, 31st MARCH,

at HAPPY VALLEY. Prizes will be distributed by Mr. S. W. TSO at 5.30.

Jarda..

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above Meeting will be held at the

THE hors dating, Causeway Bay, on THURSDAY, NOT MARCH, commencing at Noor,

Entries are invited for the OLD BOYS'

[523 RACE (220 yards; at 4.45 F.M.)

MARCH, 1994 at 11:00 am, for the purpose of receiving the Report and Statement of Accounts for the Year enling 31st December, 1993.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Com- pany will be CLOSED from the 17th to 31st March, 1924, both days inclusive..

JARDINE. MATHESON & CO., LTD.,

General Agents.

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THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI

HOTELS, LTD.,

Thets will be a Old Boys' Race of 220 NORDINARY YEARLY MEETING OTICE IS HERERY GIVEN that the of SHAREHOLDERS of THE HONG KONG&SHANGHAI HOTELS, LIMITED, QUEEN'S COLLEGE ANNUAL SPORTS.ill be held at Tus Hotezona Hora, Podder

Street. Hongkong, ca

ca SATURDAY, the IND VARCE, 1924, at 11.300 O'CLOCK LM, for the the Report of the Board of Directors for the purpose of receiving Statement of Accounts Year ended the 31st December, 1923, conarm- of Directors, and re the appointment, electing a

and the Auditors THE TRANSFER BOOKS of the Com- pany will be CLOSED from Friday, the 14th March, 1924, until Saturday, the 22nd March, 1924, both daye inclusive,

By Order of the Board,

PERCY H. SUCKLING,

Secretary.

(450 Hongkong, 6th March, 1924 THE HONGKONG FIRE INSURANCE CO., LTD.

BILLIARDS.

HO KAM TONG CUPS.

PALACE HOTEL

will be at Consignees virk and subject toNTRIES for the Annual Billiard Handi-

and conditions of storags at Holts

Larme Whart. The Cargo will be ready for delivery at $300 wil Close on from Godown on and after 19th March.

Optional cargo will be landed, unless notice far been given prior to steamer's arrival,

All brakes, dhafed, and damaged goods an to be left in the Godowns, where they will be samined on any Tuesday and Fridays between the hours of 10.45 wit, and Noor within the free #torage period

No Claims will be admitted after the Goodr have left ike stemmer's Godown, and all Goods undelivered after the 28th March,

to

remaining unde

bo

bo subject All Olims against the Steamer must be presented to the undersigned on or before the 9th April, or they will not be recognised.

No Fire Insurance will be effected.

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

Agents,

Hongkong, 19th March, 1924.

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THE BEN LINE STEAMERS, LTD. FROM MIDDLESEBO. ANTWERP, LONDON AND STRAITS. The Steakip "BENLEDİ."" MONBIONEES of Cargo are hereby inform

CONBINERS from being anded st

their risk into the hazardous and/or extra Godowns of the baxirdons

HONGKONG AND KOWLOON WEAR & GODOWN COMPANY, Lan, whence, and/or from the whares, delivery may be obtained.

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining andelivered after the 25th inst, will be subject

All Claims against the Stamer must be presented to the Undersigned on or before the April, or they will not be recognised. 2nd

All broken, chafed and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined the Bath instant, st.10 AM

No Fire Invarance has been effected. Bill of Lading will be countersigned by

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO. LTD.

Agente. Hongkong, 19th March, 1824.

[$30

8.8. "COMMANDANT MAGES" BERVICES CONTRACTUELS DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES,

NOTICE.

ONSIGNEES of Cargo from LA-PAL-

LICO, COGNAC, a connsetion with abore Bleamer are hereby informed that their -Goods, with the exception of Opium, Tresnare and Valusiles, are being landed and stored at their risks into the Godowns of the Hongkong- Howloon Wharf and Godewa Co., Ltd., Kowloon, whence delivery may be obtaine

obtained immediately after landing.

will Ea

f

opentersigned by the

CTN Lods remaining malaimed after

the 18th instant, at Nour, will be subject

to rest

the

hand landing charges

+

All ehtiras must be sent in to me on or befars instant, er bey will not be

recognized.

All damaged packages will be examined on Tacaday, the 15th instant, at 10 AN,

by Mesten, Goddard & Douglas..

No Fire Insurance has been effected.

& RODENFUSER,

Acting Agent

Hangborg, 18th Marab, 1994,

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HONGKONG WEEKLY

PRESS.

CONTAINING ALL THE WEEKS

LOCAL NEWS.

The Paper to send Home

11

cap. HO KAM TONG CUPS valued

18TH MARCH, 1924.

int Prize Cap valued

2nd.

***

...$175.00 75.00 50.00

3rL

Entrance Fees $3.00 to go to Local Charities, Intending Competitors will kindly sand in their Names with Entrance Fees to- PROPRIETOR,

PALICE HOTEL.

4571

P. & O. S.S. "NALDERA" TILL Sail from KOWLOON WHARF

WILLS from Ko Ha smilee via the

usual porte on the 22ND MARCH, 1924, at Noos

All beary baggage should be placed on board Not later than & r., on the 1ST INST, and Cabin Baggage Not Later than 10 a.X, QU the Day of Sailing

For the convenience of Passengers & Lighter will be alongside the P. & O. JETTT from Noor to 3 PM on FRIDAY, the BINT MARCH, to receive Baggage.

MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.,

Agents. Hongkong, 18th March, 1924. (392

66 BANGUUR,"

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

THE

INTIMATION

DEWAR'S

The Spirit beyond

compare

Most men eluose DEWAR'S and small wonder! Year in and year out its distinctive character remains steadfast

and incomparable."

Perfect distillation, genius in blending and gigantic stocks" "make DEWAR'S popularity,

-and will keep it 1

will be used in the war.

+ The opera-

Mr. H. T. Byram, President of the tions in the arsenal at Taiyuanfu," he Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Rail, says, "are under the direction of Ger- way, arrived on the President McKinley man experts, one of whom is producing accompanied by Mrs. Byram and Miss machine guns, and the other, said to Helen Byram. They proceed to Manila have been sent out by Hooo STINNER-in with the President McKinley and will teaching the Chinese how to manufacture later return to Hongkong. poison gas in large quantities. as is expected to play an important part in the coming Spring campaign, and one can well imagine what barbarous use of It may be made by the savage Chinese soldiery, unless through their sheer ignorance, they destroy themselves with it. The European colony in China views with anxiety the activities of the German advisers in Shansi, as they are placing

Sir Roderick Jones, chairman of Ren- ters, was taken ill directly after be land- ed in Calcutta and was confined to his bed during most of his stay there, with two nurses in attendance. He continued his journey through India on March 4th and will sail from Bombay on the Fal ders on April sch.

Owing to the prompt action of the in the hands of the Chinese a weapon police at Central Station yesterday morɑ- which may later be turned against alling a clan fight which was about to take foreigners." We place little credence in place in the coolie quarters, near Bridges this report about poison gas. A report Street, was checked and a number of the appeared in the Northern Chinese Presadistarbers of the peace were arrested. sometime ago that poison gas was being These (13 in all) were brought before the manufactured, and We xresune the Magistrate'yesterday and fined $10 each. London writer's statement has no more basis than this; but we hesitate to credit the report since we have seen nothing to confirm it. We could quite believe that, if experiments had been made with found on board the . On Lee." The it, Chinese soldiery, through sheer arms and ammunition were discovered an board by the master of the vessel, Cap- ignorance, would destroy themselves"; but no such incidenta" have been tain Loud, who handed them over to the reported, and until there is news of police on arrival in Hongkong. actual experiments with the new weapon" in China or some other authoritative' con-

Dewar's White Label and rmation, we are disposed to entertain

HE FIFTY-FIFTH ORDINARY GEN. ERAL MEETING of SHAREHOLD- ERS will be held at the Offices of the Under- THURSDAY, the 27TH MARCH, signet on 2

1824, at Noor, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the General Managers together A

with a Statement of Accounts for the Ter ended the 31st December, 1923.

The SHARE REGISTER and TRANS- FER BOOKS will be CLOSED from the 13th to the 29th March, 1914, both days inclusive. JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD.,

Güneral Managers. HONGKONG FIRE INSURANCE CO., LTD. Hongkong, March 8th, 1924.

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HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB.

EXTRA RACE MEETING 1924.

EMBERS' SEASON TICKETSareNow Mens and may be obtained by those Members who have not already received them from Messrs. LINSTEAD & DAVIS, Alexandra Building

C. B. BROWN,

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li

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Secretary.

HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB.

THE FIRST EXTRA RACE MEET

FOR SALE:

192, MOUNT KELLET. Four-roomed Bungalow with Hall. Rest sently Reconstructed and Entirely Modernised. Bite area: 37,500 sq. ft. Possession 1st April, 1934. For Permits to Inspect, Apply in writing to & R. LOWE, Special Manager, Rss BROTHERS, LTD. (In Liquidation), Hongkong, 17th March, 1924

TO LET.

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FEW OFFICE BOOMS.

AND LAND Co., LTD.

ATECRETARY OF PRINCE'S BUILDING

Apply→

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TO LET.

NURNISHED HOUSE, in Good Position at PEAX Hot and Cold Baths. From Mulile April to September

Apply Box No. 489, 489] ela Hongking Daily Pra

PREPAID

!

** WANTED ADVERTISEMENT8

Letters are lying at this Offos for

Boze-YL"

OH SALE MOTOR CAR SCRIPPS BOOTH, 3-seater, in Perfect Banning Order. $850 Only. Owner" going Home. Apply-D. BUSLINGEAM, Police Headquarters.

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LET-One Well-Lighted OFFICE TROOM on Top Floor, 5, JUERY'S ROAD CENTRAL. Apply GANDE PRICK & Co.,

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LTD.

NOTICE JOY REMOVAL-

THE Offices of the HONGKONG DAILY TRESS bave been removed to 11 GHATER ROAD (3rd floor), to which Address all Correspondence eculd be directed.

Hongkong, 16th July, 1993.

ING will be held (weather permitting) HAPPY VALLEY SATURDAY, 29771 MARCEL 1924, commencing at 3 P.M.

The Charge for Admi mon to the Public Esclosure will be 31. Soldiers and Sailors in Uniform, Half Price..

Members are advised that they must show Season Tickets to obtain Admission to their the Members' Enclosure.

Each Member has the right of introducing 2 Non-members to the Members Enclosure, Ticktes for whom can be obtained from

to FRIDAY, MARCH 28TH.

kong to be present.

Mears LINSTEAD & DAVIS at $5 each ap

Victoria Vat

As supplied to the Houses of Lords, and Commons.

By Royal appointment to His Majesty The King.

SOLE AGENTS:

S. WATSON

CO., LTD.,

ACKNOWLEDGMENT.

Yesterday morning Mr. J. R» Wood ordered the confiscation of six Mauser pistola and 707 rounds of ammunition

1.

News has reached Singapore af, the denth of Mr. T. B. Norrie, who went home short time ago in a bad state of health.

a

Mr. Norrie was an old resident in the East, coming out originally in July, 1900,

"

a doubt as to whether poison gas has yet been manufactured in China Nor are we satisfied that war between the to the Mercantile Bank of India Be sub- two great protagonists will come this sequently joined the International Bank- Spring The latest news from Mükdening Corporation, and was a member of is more satisfactory. A few months ago their staff in both Hongkong and Manila. the Northem markets indicated wide- On his return to Singapore, he joined ̧· spread belief in the possibility of hostili Fraser and Co. and was associated with ties, but since the Conference of the them up to the time of his death. Military Commanders of the Three Eastern Provinces, hell af Mukden, n short time ago, there appears to have, heen a marked recovery in the markets board with two pistols and a number of which is explained by the statement that rounds of ammunition without perunis- there is growing confidence that hostili.sion, was yesterday morning fined $1,000, ties will not be commenced in April. A with the alternative of six months" im- Chinese News Agency tells us that prisonment, by Mr. J. R. Wood. On the seems certain that the Feugtien faction previous day the defendant told the will do its best to avoid bostilities in Court that he had been 17 years im April; and the Authorities of Fengtien Mexico as a cook and on hearing that hia & have now settled on a pian for the 201 mother and brother had been murdered

FRED FISHER and family beg to acknow- lege with grateful thanks the floral tributes and letters of condolence sent in their sad bereavement, and to thank those who attended the funeral,

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Hongkong Office: 1a. Chater Road London Office: 131; Fleet Street, EC

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The Baily Press.

HONGKONG, -March 20th, 1994.

CHINA WARS AND RUMOURS OF WAR.

A "Political Observer," writing in the London Daily Telegraph last month, gave a warning that civil war would break out in China in the Spring "The Chinese," he wrote," do not believe in fighting in the open in cold weather, but

The Chinese passenger on the 5.8- President Madison who was found on

"The Committee of Lloyd's have decided to confer upon Captain S. Robinson, R.N.R., formerly master of the Canadian Pacific liner Empress of Australia,, and now in command of the Empress of Canada; and also upon Captain Konig, master of the Dutch tanker Iris, Lloyd's Silver Medal for Meritorious Service as an honorary acknowledgment of the gal lant conduct and extraordinary exertions which contributed to the preservation of the first-riamed vessel at Yokobima on the occasion of the earthquake there on September 1st last.

provement of the internal administration by rohhers in the country he decided to He armed himself for of the three Manchurian provinces.". If return Home.

protection. war next munth depends upon the move- ments of Marshal Wo Pet-ru, then it can' he said with practical certainty that there will be no fight between the forees of Chihli and Fengtion. There is no secrecy about Wr's immediate plans. He is bent on first subduing Szechuan and the proposes to turn his attention to ousting Dr. Sex Jar Sex from Kwagg tung. This will occupy him for many months to come. The successes by Wu's forces in Szechuan, which were heralded throughout the fand a month ago, have proved far from complete, and this prob- ably accounts for the delay in the inva- sion of Kwangtung by the troops which he was recently reported to have dispatched in this direction. Meanwhile "the great clash of Dr. Sax's forces with those of General CHEN CHUNG Mişa, massed

The funeral of the late Mrs. Anno in the region of the East River, that was expected fully a month ago, has yet Bowdier, whose death was recorded in to be reported as having commenced. yesterday's issue of the Daily Press, took The state of the weather has afforded place yesterday afternoon at the Protest- no excuse for the delay, and the expiano-ant Cemetery. Happy Valley. tion must reside, we suppose, in the recent dissensions among Soy's hetero genous forces, and probably also to the

FUNERAL OF THE LATE MRS. BOWDLER.

The first part of the burial service was

The Stewards invite the Ladies of ODE they are using the interval to prepare harrenness of the war chest. Still, this friends. Amongst those present at the

NOTICE.

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for action. He was alluding, of course, to the prospect of war between Marshal CHANG TSO-LIN and Marshal Wo Pei-ru N Anglo-Belgisa Steel Association Had he been well acquainted with China, A

Requires Heputable, Hard-working, Ex he would not have written about "civil perienced, Well-introduced and Responsible CHINESE er BRITISH FIRM or Individual war breaking out in China" again"; he (BROKER OF AGENT) who is able to the would have known that China has not Trade (Bara, Angles, Joists Channels, Bheets, Plates, Galvanized Wire Wire Nails, Tubes, been free from vivil war for some years Galvanized Snorte Black Sheets, Tinplates, past. Throughout the cold season it has Hoops and Wire Hoda, Zine and Lead Sheets been in active progress in Szechuan and Please reply in detail to Box No. 309, c/u

in Kwangtung, and, the end of it is not Hongkong Daily Press.

yet in sight in either province. Though fighting is spasmodic, the state of warg fare does not cease, and hostilities may re-commence at any moment. Large forces are engaged. In Kwangtung alone Dr. Sex Yar Ses has, it is estimated, anure 30,000 men in the field. But the wars of Szechuan and Kwangtung would, of ecurse, he mere," side shows" com- pared with the possible conflict which

THE

CORONET

TO-DAY: TILL SUNDAY

POTASH

AND

clash" would appear to he one of the certainties of the near future.

Colonel C. W. Davy, R.E., CMG., was a passenger by the NYK. Tange Mars, which left yesterday for Australia,

gia Manila.

Lieut-Colonel E. D. Matthews, who has Keen appointed Secretary of the Royal Hongkong Golf Club is a passen- ger on the Kalori. Maru, which is due this

week.

An accident occurred during blasting operations at No. 11, The Peak, on Tues day, resulting in a Chinese mason of the wing Yick contracting firm being injured. He was removed to the Government Civil Hospital.

An armed robbery took place last night

re-

conducted in St. John's Cathedral and was attended by a large number of

Cathedral was Sir. Claud Severn, C.M.C. The service was choral and after the first portion of the burial service had been read by the Cathedral Chaplain (the Rev. V. II. Copley, Moyle) the hymn.

"Peace.. sung and

the Perfect Peace," was colin was carried out by Chinese bearera the Organist (Mr. Mason) played with much feelingO Rest in the Lord.

At the graveside the Rev. Copley Moyla conducted the remaining part of the ser rice. The chief mourners were: Mrs. Evan Jones, Mrs. H. Mattheson, Mrs. Knight, Miss Sloan (Matron of the Gov.. erament Civil Hospital), Miss Lawrenom. and Mrs. Barlow. Amongst others pre- sent were noticed The Hon. Mr. H. T. Creasy (Director of Public Works). Mr. A. H. Hollingsworth (Assistant Director of Public Works), Mr. A. E. Wright (Building Authority, P.W.D.), Mr. F. Jacks (Land Officer), 31r. W. L. Patten- den. Mr. C. E. H. Beavis, Mr. P. Toster, and Mr. S. Paul.

Wreaths were sent by the following The Officers of the Public Works Depart- ment, Sir Paul and Lady Chater. Sie James and Lady Stewart Lockhart, Six Eric and Lady Stuart Taylor, Mr. Justice and Mrs. Gomi ertz, the Hon. Mr. E..D. C. Wolle and Mrs. Wolfe, Miss. Sloan,

the writer in the London journal had in shortly after 9 o'clock at Queen's Road mind. Last winter, and again this West, Four rolíbera armed with winter, the Chinese Press has published volvers held up the inmates of the pre: Miss Lawrence, Mr. and Mrs. W. L. many scarea. It is generally agreed that mises and made good their escape with Pattenden, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Mathe

foot valued at $1,900.`.

such enoflict is inevitable," and Marshal CHANG TSO-LIN's recent warlike The cult of the Mah-Jongg tea party preparations have given support to the hes produced the Mah-Jongg cake, Re. idea that it may come at any moment eently Alcars Selfridge's were selling after the winter snows have passed. The replicas of figures in the game, Loudon writer expresses great concern crowning "piece of confectionery repre-

PERLMUTTER. at the extent to which poison gas sented a Chinese pagoda.

The

son, Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Hartnell Beavis, Mr. and Mrs. Hollingsworth, Mr. and ra. A E. Wright, Ir. and Mrs. Rom, and Mrs. Findlay Miller, Mr. and Mrs. Denison, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Han- cock, Mr. and Mr. Richard Hancock, Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Tomes, Mr. and Mrs. H. B. L. Dowbiggin and Dr. and Mrs. G, 31ontagie Harston..